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Appncation filed November 18, 1922. Serial No. 601,758.

To all w/lwm z't may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN O. DAG-E, citizen of the United States,residing at Kellogg, in the county of Wabasha and State of 5 Minnesota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sleds, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to sleds provided with propelling means for rapidtravel on ice or hard packed snow, and the main object of the inventionis to provide a sled having oars operated in the same manner as a rowboat. In this manner a great rate of speed may be attained, particularlyover smooth ice.

Another object of the invention is to furnish a sled with a steeringdevice, which can be operated by the userls feet, while the oars, ofcourse, are operated by his hands.

In the accompanying drawing the preferred construction of the inventionis illustrated, and- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the sled;

Figure 2, a top plan view thereof,

Figure 3, a perspective view of some of the details;

Figure 4, a side elevation of a detachable runner, and

Figure 5, a transverse section along line 5-5 of Figure 4.

The sled is constructed in the usual manner with a fiat top 10 andrunners 11 curved upwards at the front as at 12 and rigidly connectedwith the top 10 by means of braces 13 furnished in pairs between the top10 and the runners 11. A small seat 14 is furnished, which may be placedin the most convenient position upon the top 10.

Near the middle and Secured under the top 10 is a carrier 15 preferablymade of flat steel and extending in transverse direction beyond thesides of the sled, terminating with rowlocks 16. These rowlocks areformed by curving the ends of the carrier 15 upwardly and providing aslit or opening in the middle thereof, as at 17. A small pin 18 isinserted in the cylindrical opening 19 in the rowlock and this pin has acentral aperture 20, in which a pivot 21 is seated. This pivot has ahead engaging on the under side of the pin 18 and it extends upwardlythrough the aperture 20, so that the oar 22,

' which is also furnished with a corresponding aperture 23, may beswiveled on the pivot 21. The oar is lheld from disengaging the pin bymeans yof anut 24 threaded on the upper end of the pivot 21. In thismanner a universal joint is formed, so that the oar 22 may have theusual rowing motion, that is to say, 1t can move in horizontal directionaround the axis of the pivot 21 and at the' same time move in yavertical direction around the axis of the pin 18.

The upper end of each oar 22 is provided with a handlev 25 in the usualmanner and the opposite end is provided with a blade. In Figure 3 thisblade is shown as an inserted piece of sheet metal 26 and iscomparatively small. It is preferable to have a metal blade so that thesharp edge 27 on the blade may grip the ice during the rowing action andnot slip thereon. For use on snow covered ground, on the other hand, aconsiderably larger blade maybe furnished.

The carrier 15 is preferably made Vof spring steel, so that it willyield slightly in vertical direction from the pressure of the oars.

At the rear end of the sled are placed a pair of rudders 30, which havehinged connection, as at 31, with the rearmost braces 32, between thetop and the runners of the sled. Reference numeral 33 indicates a bracejournaled, as at 40, to the rudders, which are placed parallel andintended to trail in the paths of the runners 11. A foot rest orsteering bar 34 is pivoted, as at 35, on the link 36 fastened at therear end of the top 10, as at 37. This foot rest 34 engages by means ofa roller pin 41 at each end, with a shoe 38, which is secured by rivetsor the like at the edge of the corresponding rudder 30 and engages withits inclined edge 39, the roller pin 41.

A person placed on the Seat 14, as indicated in Figure 1, will be ableto exert considerable power on the cars, when his feet are placedagainst the bar 34, and propel himself along the smooth surface of theice at a great speed. By releasing the pressure on onefoot, the rightfor instance, and increasing it on the left, he will turn the rudders 30in one direction by the action of the roller 41 upon the edge 39 at hisright foot, the brace 33y pulling the other rudder with it, and by thismeans steer his course along the ground.

In Figures 4 and 5 is shown an adaptor for converting the sled, if builtfor snow running, for instance, to an icesled. Supposing that the sledhas Wide treaded runners ll suitable for sn-JW covered ground, thenadaptors 4:2, of the cross section shown in Figure 5, may be utilizedWith a narroW fin 43 on the under side, Which may be clamped under therunners 11. The adapter 42 is provided With a hook 4:4 intended toengageover the Sharp Vnose of runner 11 and is channel Shaped as at 45in order to embraoe the latter. Securing bolts 46 hold the adaptorrigidly to the runnerll, see Figure 5. v

Lagens? Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

In a vehicle, an oar carrier Secured thereon, roWlocks at the ends ofsaid oa-rrier and oars engaging in said rowlooks, said roW lookscoinprising bent fingers on said carrer, a journal pin supported by saidfingers and a pivot Inounted transversely in said journal pin, said oarshaving suitable apertures for said pivot.

In testirnony Whereof I aflix my signa- 25 ture.

JOHN U. DAGE.

